Wisdom of Solomon

A profound Hellenistic Jewish wisdom book, attributed to King Solomon but composed in Greek. It blends Greek philosophical ideas with Jewish theology, offering a powerful meditation on wisdom, immortality, and the justice of God.|||Written in Greek at the Library of Alexandria, according to some scholars. It was included in the final version of the Septuagint published in 132 BCE. Survives in Greek, Syriac (Peshitta), and Latin (Vulgate).|||Probably composed about 120–100 BCE. Must have been written after the Septuagint of the Pentateuch and Isaiah had been made. Some scholars place it in the 1st century CE, possibly during the reign of Caligula (37–41 CE).|||Deuterocanonical in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Not canonical in Protestant or Jewish traditions. Included in the Syriac Orthodox Peshitta.|||A key witness to the development of belief in the immortality of the soul. The personification of wisdom as the agent of God's creative and providential activity.|||Winston, D. The Wisdom of Solomon. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1979.|||Reider, J. The Book of Wisdom. Hebrew Union College Press, 1957.|||Kolarcik, M. The Ambiguity of Death in the Book of Wisdom 1–6. Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1991.|||Wisdom of Solomon — Early Jewish Writings|https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/wisdomofsolomon.html|Full translation and scholarly resources.;; Wisdom of Solomon — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Wisdom|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" For God created us for incorruption, and made us in the image of his own eternity." — Wisdom of Solomon 2:23